24+ min ago   (376+ words) Fusion research to get major boost with new high-temperature superconducting tape manufacturing Interesting Engineering A Munich-based company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Germany’s State of Lower Saxony Proxima Fusion’s deal with the state aims at…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (196+ words) Interesting Engineering Japan’s Frigate Could Win the U.S. Navy Contract. But There Is a Big Problem The U.S. Navy wants foreign frigates, including Japan’s upgraded Mogami. But Japanese shipbuilders face a difficult question: build for America, or invest heavily in…...

17+ hour, 36+ min ago   (486+ words) American Rheinmetall, the US arm of German defense company Rheinmetall, has secured a $7.28 million contract to supply autonomous ground vehicles to the US Marine Corps. The company will manufacture and deliver 12 Mission Master SP Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (A-UGVs), five…...

17+ hour, 57+ min ago   (522+ words) Purpose built around cargo volume, not simply payload weight, WindRunner enables direct delivery of outsized space systems to launch sites, manufacturing facilities, and austere or distributed locations without disassembly....

23+ hour, 21+ min ago   (529+ words) Northrop Grumman has opened a new Maryland propulsion center as it ramps up solid rocket motor and hypersonic production. Northrop Grumman opened a new 57,000-square-foot Propulsion Innovation Center in Elkton, Maryland, as part of a broader $100 million investment to expand…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (545+ words) The new organic flow battery partnership could bring scalable, long-duration energy storage closer to commercial use. XL Batteries and ENEOS Holdings have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance an organic flow battery technology aimed at large-scale, long-duration energy storage....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (512+ words) Carbon blocks could store electricity as heat, giving factories a new way to access round-the-clock energy. GrafTech International, a major manufacturer of carbon and graphite products, and thermal energy storage company Antora Energy are teaming up to develop carbon-based materials…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (505+ words) Antares plans to test its Mark-1 reactor for more than six months in 2027 on a ground-to-space demonstration. The US has not operated a nuclear reactor in space since 1965. Antares now wants to change that with a $161 million defense award. The…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (474+ words) Dig Energy took roughly two weeks to complete its first commercial geothermal drilling project in Boston. A geothermal drilling rig just finished working on one of the least forgiving places for heavy equipment, a live construction site in downtown Boston....

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (434+ words) The new partnership aims to adapt powerful pulsed lasers designed for fusion energy into potential military defense systems. RTX Ventures has invested in laser fusion company Xcimer Energy to develop pulsed-laser technology for potential use in US military directed-energy systems....